what type of intermolecular force lead to high density polymer?
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Van der Waals forces between closely packed linear polymeric chains are responsible for high-density polythene.
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The type of intermolecular force that leads to high-density polymer is the Van-Der-Waals attraction force.
- In high-density polymers, the hydrocarbon chain has a low degree of branching.
- The molecules are pressed together tightly during crystallization.
- The van der Waals attraction between the chains is increased as a result of the tighter packing, and the plastic or high-density polymer melts at a higher temperature.
- Attraction and repulsion between atoms, molecules, and surfaces, as well as other intermolecular forces, are all examples of Van der Waals forces.
- They differ from covalent and ionic bonds in that they are created by correlations between neighboring particles' fluctuating polarizations.
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